Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-06
WARRINGTON NEWS NOTES.

which So, ,O4O 800 was in standard silver
dollars.
The President to-day appointed Martin
V. Montgomery, of Michigan, to be Asso.
ciate Justice OF the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, to succeed Justice
Macarthur, retired. The appointment as
Commissioner of Patents was one of the
first Of Importance made by Cleveland.
The Pension office yesterday issued 1 900
pension certificates. This is estimated to
be the largest number ever issued in one
day by the bureau.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
have made request for q temporary cleri-
cal assistant. The SECRETARY of the Inte-
his office, for that duty.
Henry B. Billings, OF Idaho Territory,
has been appointed Register of the Land
Office at HALEY. Idaho, instead of Receiver
of the Land Office at that place as orjgi-
nally stated.
Some time ago the Seawantaka Yacht
lub of New York made a request to the
Navy Department that q naval officer be
detailed to visit New York for the purpose
of giving the club practical instructions of
the arrangements of it's vessels with the
view of increasing it's proficiency to such g.
point that the fleet can be relied upon as d
naGlOnal reserve.
The commissioner general of the Land
Office has approved and sent to the Secre-
tary of the Interior for transmission to
Congress supplemental report from the
Surveyor General of New Mexico, holding
for the rejection of private land claim
known as Ignacio Chave's great No. 9G for
243, 600 acres of the ground that no legal
or equitable rights has been shown by the
claimants.
Popular notions With respect to the ex-
tent of the practice of butter adulteration
before the oleomargarinc law went into ef
feet will not b. sustained by the forthcom-
ing report before Professor Wiley, of the
Chemist Department of Agriculture on
this subject. Professor Wiley's expert
ments have been progressing more
than a year. Materials for investigation
wero purchased in open market in all parts
of the country, no intimation being given
for which the purchase was intended. In
not more than one-third of the cases did
the purchase pr,.ve to be an adulteration
or Unite tiou ex tept something el than
butter was asked for, and fraudulent ar
ticles were those secured when low prices
we're called for. In no instance was it
found that an article sold as butter was
entirely fraudulent. The adultered article
usually contained between 80 and 40 per
cent. OF pure better; the remainder COM
monty consisted of lard, beef fat and cot
ton seed oil.
Prof. Wiley devotes some space to the
OF the opinion OF scientific
men with regard to the wholesomeness OF
and kindred compounds.
He finds that about nine out of every ten
of the scientists who have expressed them
Ill; ;of %l,o%
js unobjectionable and
The largest and more import.
ant part of this report is devoted to an an
alysis OF dairy products and their substi-
tutes, and the method determining the
The chemists opportuni
ty for investigation was greater than has
ever before been offered, and the result is a
treatise covering every detail OF this
subject. The c6Iclusion is reached that, the
is much more useful instru-
ment in this detection than European
chemists have ever been willing to admit,
and is, in fact, an invaluable adjunct to
The chemical laboratory for this particular
" ork. Chemical methods of analysis are
no less to be thoroughly treated; and few
simple means OF detection for popular use
are pointed ont. Artificial coloring Of sub
stances are discussed. and those which are
described. This report is to form part of
Bulletin No. 49,"
Part will be Mr.. Richardson g report on
spices, adnlteration of baking powders, ma
i've beers, wines and elders, flour, meal, |
ice and other cereal productions, and tea,
coffee, cocoa, and articles OF that descrip-
lion will form subjects OF other parts OF the
bulletin.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Judze Maynard |
continues to act as Second Comptroller of !
The Treasury and will not assume his new
luties AS Assistant Secretary until Wednes |
lay next. The delay in making the change |
q due to Maynard's desire to dispose Of
ertain important matters pending in the |
second Comptroller's Office.
A decision was rendered by the United |
States Supreme Court in an important |
,ank tax case entitled the Mercantile Ma
ional Bank in the City of New York against
he Mayor, Alderman and common attor-
icy OF New York and George w. Nc
lean, receiver of taxes. This is one of the
hirty five suits brought by the National
Banks of New York against the municipal
authorities OF that city to restrain the
ollection Of taxes assessed upon shares OF
took Of said banks. The question raised
y the case is whether or not the system OF
AVIS enforced in the State of New York is
n opposition to section 5,219 Of the Re-
ised Statutes of the United State which
equires that taxation OF shares of ma
ional banks shall not be at greater rate
han is assessed upon other monied capi-
al in the hands of individual citizens of
aid State. The court answers that
uestiOn in the negative, and
firms TIE decree of te court
Glow in favor of the State.
harrison Declines With . Reservation.
CHICAGO, March 31.-When the Nomi.
ating Committee assembled this evening,
arter Harrison arose and for the third
me declined the nomination. but before
.suming his seat said that if the Republi-
sps would withdraw Roche and put on t
1eir ticket Carter Harrison, he would
eat Nelson by 10000 votes and thus
I'VE the city from a Socialist Mayor. as
le papers choose to style him. "You
snnot ask Harrison to lead forlorn
ope," cried the Mayor. when Harrison
lns he runs to win, but not to elect Mr.. !
oche. II the citizens Of Chicago, ire
,ective of party, should say to him to
IN he would do So" Harrison then left
re room. A member then moved the ap-
an Executive Committee OF s
ve to confer with a representative OF citi- ,
ms organizations, should one develop. 6
ne motion carried. The Democracy ad-
urned sine die.
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